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The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security set up a working group whose mission was to produce a guideline document for the development of children's pedagogical activity in creches.

The KURSUOK education platform, a digital system of individual learning accounts, was launched at the end of 2023 with the goal of promoting learning and competence development for adults. 

The Polish Ministry of National Education is planning to revise the core curriculum in two stages:  

The new decree, in force since January 1st 2024, established a mechanism that supports and develops professional skills in education. This mechanism is designed to benefit teaching staff and enhance the overall quality of teaching in Belgium’s French Community and the education system as a whole. 

Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has recently invited schools and YouthReach centres across Ireland to apply to take part in Creative Clusters for the two years commencing September 2024. Up to €575,000 has been made available this year for Creative Clusters and this will enable up to 210 schools to come together across 42 clusters. 

The government has announced plans to alleviate the financial burden on East Belgian families by implementing measures to reduce school attendance costs for secondary school pupils. Starting from September, a new annual subsidy of 100 euros per secondary school pupil will be introduced. This subsidy aims to eliminate charges for copies, diaries, and the issuing of leaving certificates, providing relief for parents. 

The Inspectorate of the Department of Education published ‘The Quality of Education for Children and Young People from Ukraine’ – a composite report on the quality of education for children and young people from Ukraine in Ireland.  

To counteract the shortage of skilled workers, the government of the German-speaking Community wants to rely on a combination of several measures by introducing the DuO training grant. Inspired by successful models implemented in South Tyrol and some Austrian provinces, its aim is to attract more candidates to pursue studies or training in occupations facing shortages, and at the same time retain these professionals in East Belgium.  

In September 2023, Belgium launched a groundbreaking tool known as the DAccE (Dossier accompaniment de l'Élève = Pupil’s Accompanying File). Initially implemented for students from the 1st year of Pre-Primary education to the 4th year of Primary education in mainstream schools, its reach will gradually expand to encompass all students within the core curriculum of ordinary and specialised compulsory education.